The incubation period is the time from acquiring an infection until the onset of symptoms. You will not develop symptoms immediately after acquiring a virus, bacteria, or fungus. It will take time ...

2. A tentative separation of bacteria into groups on the basis of reaction to temperature has been presented. 3. The ability to grow at high temperatures seems to be a somewhat relative function, ...

Bacteria have been used to generate polyesters such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in the past, but nylon-like plastics such as those used in clothing and shoe manufacturing have been difficult ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...

The discovery sheds light on how certain bacteria -- including strains that cause food poisoning and anthrax -- form spores for survival. Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria ...

Sea foam is a health hazard. These bacterial smoothies can contain more harmful pathogens than a sewage treatment plant – and you wouldn’t go swimming in sewage.

The bacteria can cause abscesses in the brain, lungs and liver. The incubation time can range between one and six months, depending on the strain of bacteria and the health status of the person ...